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THE LARGEST HOTEL IN THE WORLD. 

917 Rooms for Guests; Line of Buildiugs over 1,500 feet long; G Stories High; Covering and 
Enclosing 7 Acres of Ground; '333 feet frontage on Broadway; 
G75 feet frontage on Division Street. . 



The Summer Residence of the most Refined Circles of American Fashion and Society. 

OROHESTRA, HOPS, GERMANS, BALLS, CONCERTS. ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC. 



Most elegantly furnished Parlors, Ball Room, Public and Private Dining Rooms, Reading 
Rooms, &c. Private Villas of any size in tlie Cottage Wing. 

Unexcelled in everything pertaining to elegance, magnificence, convenience and attract 
iveuess, by any house in the world. 

The establishment is under the experienced management of the Proprietors. 



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[HE HOTEL has been entirely remodeled in its cuisine depart- 
ments; very largely refui-nished; steam heat has been introduced 
in the dining-room, parlors, rotundas and passages, and it is 
the intention to make it outrank, in point of equipment and elegance, 
any Summer Resort Hotel on the St. Lawrence. The drainage 
system is entirely new and perfect. 

The House will be under the management of Mr. J as. C. 
Matthews, late of the United States Hotel, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 

The Thousand Island House is located at " Alexandria Bay," 
directly on the famous and historic River St. Lawrence. Its scenery 
is absolutely unequaled, and it is easily accessible by the L^tica & 
Black River R. R., the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg R. R., the 
Grand Trunk R. R., the Steamboats of the St. Lawrence River, and 
from New York by Railway, via Utica, Rome, and Syracuse, and by 
Day and Night Boats to Albany and Troy, and thence by Rail. 

The salubrity of the climate, with its cool and bracing river 
breezes, the superb quality of its scenery, its peerless fishing grounds, 
with boats of all kinds, combined with the sumptuous accommoda- 
tions of The Thousand Island House, make it the most delightful 
inland resort in the northern regions of New York. The demand of 
the public has been for a first-class hotel in this section, and with the im- 
provements and changes above mentioned, that object will be attained. 

Prices to suit the times. A reduction will be made during the 
months of June, July and September. 

JAS. 0. MATTHEWS, Manager. E. H. SOUTHGATE, Proprietor. 



The following-named 
Thousand Island House 
H. d. polhemus, 

ELI ROBBINS, 

J. N. SMITH, 

Hon. peter MITCHELL, 

WILLIAM STEVENS, 

J. H. BRESLIN, 

G. R. BLANCHARD, 

J. P. TOWNSEND, 

B. F. MUNROE, 

CHARLES WATROUS, 

S. J. DRAKE, 



gentlemen, with their 
this coming season : 

JOHN A. LITTLE. 
H. S. CLARK, 
N. W. COOPER, 
T. HENRY MASON, 
G. E. TAINTOR, 
W. H. CLEMENT, 
R. M. SHOEMAKER, 
DUNCAN McINTYRE, 
L. N. BENJAMINE, 
Hon. W. H. WICKHAM, 
JOHN E. HARRIS, 



families, will visit The 

J. D. RIPLEY, 

H. B. HAMMOND, 

W. R. SOULTER, 

E A. KENT, 

J. McB. DAVIDSON, 

L A. HALL, 

H. N. SMITH, 

R. L. LIVINGSTON, 

L, W, WINCHESTER, 

M. De rivers, 

EUGENE BLACKFORD. 






iSlT is indeed a good thing that a moans of supply is given us for 
c^ every real need, that as the seasons roll round with their ceaseless 
changes, the genius of man is constantly devising means of 
meeting and filling the need of the hour, and so making, not only the 
waste places of the earth, but of men's souls also, to " blossom as the 
rose." Perhaps the past century, which has witnessed the civilization 
of our oAvn " Goodly Countrie " and has developed and taxed the 
energies of her people to the utmost, has not known a greater need 
than this one of rest and recreation for body and mind during some 
portion of each year in order that their work may not prove an overtax, 
and they suddenly find themselves, while yet in the prime of life and 
apparent health, stricken down and out of their places, and " be known 
there no more forever." Often the men so stricken are such as we 
can illy spare; their places are not easily filled, and a means provided 
which will sustain and prolong their usefulness is a priceless boon. 
Such means are at hand; we have only to avail ourselves of the bene- 
fits to be gained thereby. Not least among the many retreats offered 
for this pur[)ose is the Thousand Islands. It is identified with many 
scenes of the earliest history of our country, and though it is only 
recently its peculiar beauty and fitness as a resting place " amid the 
toil of the years " has become generally known to the peojile, vet, 
since the story has been told, its success has been almost unparalleled, 
and from East, West, North and South, its praises are sounded by 
those who have been made glad by its beauty, rested in its serene 
quiet, and so been restored to the glad fullness of useful living. 
Please read the attempt at a description we give you — it is only an 
attempt; the beauty of this place can only be realized by an actual 
visit, which, we trust, this little book may prove an incentive to you 
to undertake. 



A GUIDE FOR PLEASURE-SEEKERS. 



The Thousand Islands 



3 Ip THOU^AWD l^LAWD [lOU^E. 



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^^N writing at this time upon any public summer resort, it is, 
jr)I probably, almost unnecessary to speak of the leap into popular- 
C\y ity and extensive patronage enjoyed by many well-knoA\Ti 
localities in the past three or four years. Men who, previous to 
that time, had dragged on year after year through twelve months of 
incessant toil, ruining themselves physically, and often, as a conse- 
quence, financially, have learned, myriads of them, how immensely 
profitable it is to them in every sense to rest. These thousands of 
men have at the samo time learned that they may, while recuperating 
their worn-out energies, enjoy themselves amid the grandest beauties 
of Nature's handiwork; may build up wasted energies in the sports 
for which are provided fish and bird and beast, and go back to their 
labors after a j^eriod of such relaxation, better, stronger and happier 
people. In short, sensible men are coming to realize that in ordcj- to 
enjoy a vacation from labor, it is not necessary to turn it into a 
vacation of dissipation. 

There has been of late years a great annual increase in the num- 
bers of those who saw the wisdom of laying down their burdens for a 
time, with the assurance that when again taken up it would be with 
renewed energy, through which they might not only accomplish 
more of their accustomed labor, but would at the same time add to 
the teim of their lives. But last year this idea seemed to have be- 
come epidemic; indeed, it was almost a mania, and that man or 



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family liad to be either in very humble circumstances, or else very 
tightly bound by the ties of labor, who did not, at least for a brief 
period, fly to the woods and the lakes, the mountains and the 
streams, the seashore and the rural home, to breathe in from Nature's 
own scenes new powers for the future. 

For these reasons it is now a common topic around the family 
hearth, through the winter and sj)nng, to decide what will be done 
for enjoyment during the regular summer respite. This question is 
now-a-days not so diflicult to decide as it was a few years ago. The 
matchless beauty of the scenery of the Thousand Islands and the St. 
Lawrence River, its wonderful resources as a sporting locality, and 
the deserved popularity of the Thousand Island House, (over 
twelve thousand guests registered there during the season of 1882), 
are now so well known throughout the whole country that it needs 
little discussion to turn the faces of all seekers after rest, health 
and recreation in that direction. It is now the popular Mecca 
for thousands of all classes of people, the numbers of whom 
are yearly increasing — people who seek the locality where they 
may spend any length of time amid the most romantic scenery 
on the continent, enjoy the most exciting sport, and at the same 
time secure any degree of comfort, from a tent on a wild island 
to a sumptuous room in the Thousand Island House, one of the 
finest and most complete hotels to be found "anywhere. 

Of course, in selecting a summer resort, the first attribute should 
be its health-giving attractions. That the St. Lawrence River, 
especially in the vicinity of the Thousand Islands, possesses these in 
an eminent degree, Avill be seen by the following comments from the 
pen of an able writer, who has spent many summers there: 

•' The air is light, dry and mellow, and is adapted to the consti- 
tution of almost every one, ])rodncing a kind of peace- with-all-the- 
world feeling, and endowing one with a new and wondrous activity. 
Fogs rarely occur here, and you can remain day and night out of 
doors without peril to health. Neither is the night atmosphere damp 
and heavy, as it is near the sea-shore and at many of the inland re- 
sorts; it is generally with tardy steps that one withdraws indoors at 
meal time or for the night. 

" Many a time have we, after retiring to our bed, opened the 
blinds and windows of our room so as to obtain one more view of 
Nature in her evening dress before closing our eyes for the night. 



6 THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AND 

Our room commanded a prolonged view of the river. A delicate 
breeze would be rippling the waters, which, through the mingled 
light of moon and stars, looked like countless spangles of silver. The 
islands across the channel threw their black shadows upon the scene, 
from out of the darkness of which peered here and there the light of 
some islander, who, like ourselves, was loth to go to bed. Then a 
strain of music would be heard coming from some happy craft, far 
enough away to prevent all discord, and permit only the harmony to 
reach our ears. And then, with such soothing strains fillmg our soul, 
with all serene without, Nature's SAveet restorer, sleep, would steal 
away our senses." 

In a little book like this, no adequate description of the scenery 
and principal points of interest in this favored locality can be given, 
but aided by the artist, who has given us some accurate aud beautiful 
illustrations, we may interest every one who is turning in that direc- 
tion for rest and recreation the coming summer, and in the minds of 
all who have heretofore enjoyed the advantages of the place, awaken 
tender memories of pleasant hours. 

To the new comer to this Paradise of America, the noble St. 
Lawrence seems not at all like a river, but like a great lake, spreading 
out to miles in breadth, and extending nearly twenty miles in length, 
much of which, especially in the vicinity of the Thousand Island 
House, is thickly studded with the most enchanting islands, wooded 
and cleared. The Indians, in their rude but poetic natures, called 
this locality " Manatoana," or Garden of the Great Spirit, and the 
name would seem to have been a most appropriate one, as applied to 
the spot when Nature ruled alone; when every island was a miniature 
forest: when the wild deer made their homes in the island depths, 
and swam from point to point, and each secluded bay, nestling among 
the hills and bluffs, teemed with fowl that were never disturbed by 
harsh words, it was emphatically a garden in the wilderness. 

Even at this day there are hundreds of places, Avild and solitary 
as in the primeval days, among which glides one's boat, while its 
occupant lies gloriously indolent, his free thought roaming through 
the land of the beautiful; little watery nooks, where the health- 
imparting, resinous odors of the evergreens fill the gratified nostrils, 
and the whispers of Nature's mystic life serve but to make the 
solitude more blissful. All this within a few strokes of the oar of 
the magnificent hotel, of which more will be said. 



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One of these enchanting scenes is found in the beautiful, j)lacid 
bit of water known as the Lake of the Isle, which sleeps among the 
piney hills of Wells Island, reflecting their outlines in its still depths. 
The inlet to this little gem, which is depicted by the artist, is so 
narrow, that one may easily cast a stone across it. When one's boat 
is propelled through this channel, all appearance of outlet or inlet 
disappears; the shores seem an unbroken line, and here the explorer 
is protected alike from wind and current; the surface of the clear 
water is unbroken save by two or three emerald islands. This little 
lake within a great river is fair and peaceful as an artist's dream, 
and is a place of popular resort. 




INLET TO THE LAKE. 



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FTER the heat and dust of railway travel, coining into view of 
the noble St. Lawrence, you find a beautiful steamer lying 
there waiting to bear its burden of tired travelers away from 
this discomfort, out into the delicious coolness and cleanliness 
of the open river; as you glide through scenery suggestive at every 
point of exquisite beauty and romance, if you do not say, as was said 
of the wise king of old, " The half has not been told," then indeed 
it will be hard to meet with your approval. Soon your steamer passes 
in among the islands, and the bright sunlight falls upon the clear, 
pale, emerald waters, which in turn reflect back the islets it bears 
upon its surface, revealing successively their vales, glens or heights in 
all their sylvan or rugged beauty; or, if your journey be made at the 
mystic hour of twilight, you can easily imagine yourself in some 
enchanted place; fairy boats glide hither and thither, freighted with 
happy groups; the gay voices ring out Avith laughter or a snatch of 
song; and on you go past the minor points, till, as evening falls, and 
lights begin to twinkle like glow-worms upon either side as you 
emerge from the shadow of some obstruction the brilliant light of the 
Thousand Island House bursts upon your view, with the many 
lesser ones of the village of Alexandria Bay lying behind. Faint 
notes of music tremble upon the air; as you approach nearer you dis- 
tinguish the full tones of the band. The steamer proudly curves its 
way up to the wharf, and you have arrived at the headquarters of 
what you will discover, with the light of the moi;row's sun, to combine 
elements of beauty and romance Avithout a peer. Of the Islands one 
of the principal is 

AVELLS island. 

This is nine miles in length, and averages one and a-half in width. 
Its iipper portion, knowai as the "Thousand Island Park," has been care- 
fully laid out in streets and lots; these last have been sold, and many 
elegant cottages built upon them. There are several public buildings used 
as stores and boarding-houses ; these are again supplemented by the 
" gleaming tents of the campers " and the large Tabernacle, in which 
is held the summer meetings and which brings to this point some of 
the finest talent in our land. This island is within easy rowing dis- 



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taiKC of the central point of which we write. The lower ])ortion of 
the island lies directly in front of the Thousand Island House, and 
is known as " Westminster Park." Here are also beautiful cottages 
and conveniences for cam])ing, while the views from this point of the 
entire grouji of islands is very tine. Separated by a narrow passage 
from the eastern end of Wells Island is Mary Island, which is con- 
nected with the former by a rustic bridge. It is an oval-shaped body 
of land, rising from the water to an elevation similar to that of its 
larsrer neiarhbor. 




BONNIE CASTLE. 



On a projecting bluff, in full view of the Hotel, is Dr. J. G. 
Holland's * elegant summer home, " Bonnie Castle," which the family 
occupy each year from May till October. 



* Dr. Holland came here years ago an invalid, and he attributed the prolongation of his 
life by many years to the salubrity of this river locality, the tonic effect of pure air and 
water, and the health-ins])irintr and vigor-imparting effects these jiroduce on the over-worked 
pliysical and nervous syslcms of men. He seemed ever thankful that he had found so health- 
ful, so pleasant, and j-et inspintin^ a rei.'ii>n for a summer liatiitatioii. He never wearied of 
its praise and always reyretted the close of the season of open-air delights on the beautiful 
waters I >f the St. Lawrence. His memmy will long be clifrishe<l by all who knew him, as 
will his liberal benefactions toward the up-liuildiug of the intellectual, literary and social tone 
of society at the Bay. 



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CABLETOX ISLAND. 

A few miles above the Bay is another of the more prominent 
islands, as above named : at the upper extremity of this island the 
land narrows into a rugged promontory, ending in a bluff sixty feet 
in height. Here, lifting their ruined heads aloft and plainly visible 
to all passers along the river, stand a number of topi^ling and half- 
ruined chimneys. They may be seen for miles 
around. So long have these old sentinels watched 
over the scenes around 
them, their history is lost 
in the past. Around 
them are the ruins of an 
old fort, supposed to be 
the ruins of old Fort 
Frontenac. Around its 
redoubts and parapets 
linger antiquated histori- 
cal legends and traditions 
enough to fill a volume 
and form an interesting 
study. An ancient well, 
cut in the 
solid Tren- 
t on lime- 
stone, has 
been con- 
verted by 
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natives into 
a receptacle 
of the golden 
doubloons which the French soldiers, upon evacuating the old fort, 
are said to have thrown there with the brass guns on top of them. 
Upon either side and immediately in front of the bluff upon which the 
old fort stands, is a quiet, pretty little bay, which may once liaAC 
supplied a safe and easy anchorage for the vessels which lay under 
its protecting guns. The fortress is supposed to have been one of 
importance as a military fort at some time, having been built upon 




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an excellent plan and in the most substantial manner. Numbers of 
graves still occupy a field near by — the remains of the brave soldiers 
who once occupied the fort. The scene is of deep intei-est to the 
student of history. 

Another of the interesting points of attraction among the Ameri- 
can islands is the Devil's Oven — a great and nearly cubical block of 
granite, symmetrical enough to have been cut with human hands, its 
summit topped by a half -famished growth of ragged cedars, while in 
one of its sides is excavated an almost circular opening which bears 
a resemblance to a great oven ; this place has also its legend, which 
any of the river dwellers 
can relate to you. 

Of course there are 
hundreds of other islands, 
capes, bays and various 
points of interest, all of 
which will be well worth 
a visit from the tourist. 
Together they contribute 
to make the grand scenery 
of the Thousand Islands, 
which has given the 
locality a fame that is not 
confined to America, even. 
jVIany of these island have 
been purchased by private 
parties and have been built 
upon and improved for 
summer residences. Some 
of these islands are so small devils oven. 

the owners can tlirow a fly from the front door of their dwellings to 
the bass they can plainly see in the clear water, which is never dis- 
turbed by a freshet. 

BLUFF ISLAND. 

Among these many i)oints of interest is the splendid water view 
from Bluff Island, which the artist has so perfectly portrayed. From 
these bold, rugged rocks, which rise perpendicularly to a hundred feet 
above the water, a view is obtained which one may travel the conti- 
nent to excel. A score of islands dot the wide expanse of water be. 




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fore you, among which, going and coming, may be seen dozens of 
water craft of every kind. Away in the distance is seen the front 
of the Thousand Island House. 

Acadia : Owned by S. A. Briggs, of Chicago, is a fine locality, 
but somewhat overshadowed by the scale in which improvements of 





" Sport " are gotten up. This 
island is owned by the well- 
known Packer Brothers, of 
Mauch Chunk, Pa. They have 
erected a building here of suita- 
ble dimensions to accommodate ; 
their princely hospitality. The 
building is sixty feet square, and 
three stories in height. It is one 
of the finest on the islands. w^,- 

Idlewild : Owned and occu- ^ 
pied by parties from Watertown, fL^-- ==-.ri^ ;:^ 
N. Y., takes high rank among 

the island beauties. Then comes Deer Island, of some twenty-five 

acres in extent, owned by S. Miller, of Rochester, N. Y., a beautiful 

spot, suitable for several residences. 

A glance at Manhattan, owned and occupied by Judge J. C. 

Spencer, of Ncav York, will repay us, as it is one of the most beau- 



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tifnl in the entire collection. Wm. G. Deshler, of Columbus, Ohio, 
owns a fine island bearing his own name, on which he has built one 
of the cottage gems of the St. Lawrence. 

Hart's Island next claims our attention, and is one of the finest 
of the group. It contains a splendid residence, which is in jjlain 




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view from the veranda of the Thousand Island House. It is a 
Swiss cottage, 60 by 70 feet in size, with a tower rising 85 feet above 
the river. Its cost was about Si 2,000, and is owned by Hon. E. K. 
Hart, of Albion, N. Y. 



14 THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AND 

Just above is " Maud," owned by Dr. Lewis, of Watertown, 
N. Y. "Titusville," " Friendly," " Nobby," and " Welcome" islands 
compose a fine group, all of which are in view from the front of the 
hotel. 

Many others of these islands have been purchased and more or 
less improved, nearly every islander owning, besides his row-boats, a 
small steam yacht. These, plying to and fro between the islands and 
the mainland, give a very animated appearance to this " woodland 
city of waters," to which the name of " Venice of America " has not 
been inappropriately applied. 

During the season the beautiful little excursion steamer, " Island 
Wanderer," leaves the dock of the Thousand Islaxd House twice 
daily, for a four hours' trip among the islands. Its route embraces 
all the most notable and beautiful points on the American and Canada 
sides of the river, and enables the tourist to obtain a comjjlete " bird's- 
eye view" of the river and its isles, and to have enjoyed one of the 
most beautiful day-dreams of his life ; as one has said : " To a weary 
man, these islands that seem to rest and float upon the placid water, 
form, under all lights, and in all atmospheres, a vision of peace." 
Life, sufficient for every moment, seems to come to us through the 
eye. To one who actually depends on daily work for daily satisfac- 
tion and contentment at home, there is something inexplicable in the 
laziness that comes over him here. Work ! that is something that 
belongs to another stage of existence — here are idleness and indolence 
and dreams and vacuity alternately. But it is a good dream to 
dream, which we heartily commend to all the world of weary men 
and women. 






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This " Great Summer Palace " and its immediate surroundings, 
will ever be the central point of interest to all who turn their steps 
hitherward. Its beautiful location, easy accessibility to the best fish- 
ing grounds of tlie river and islands, conspire to render it the most 
attractive point on the whole river. Its grand and imposing front, 
topped by a beautiful tower 100 feet in height ; its acres of pillared 
verandas, filled with joyous throngs ; hundreds of laden boats and 
yachts, stirring the crystal waters into Avaves, all create a vision 
not easily forgotten. The site of the Thousand Island House 



16 THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AND 

commands many of the grandest views of the river, in both direc- 
tions, that are gained from any point, while from its airy tower the 
eye takes m a vision which for extent and variety of scenery is rarely 
equaled. To those who have never been guests at this house, some 
statistics concerning this king of all summer-resort hotels will be 
interesting. 

ITS dimensio:ns. 

The main building is 276 feet long and 66 feet wide ; the eastern 
portion is five stories high and the western four stories, this differ- 
ence being occasioned by the uneven lay of the rock on which it is 
built. From the center of the main part, a wing of the same height 
and 40 feet wide, extends back 100 feet. A tower, 24x27 feet, rises 
160 feet above the foundation. Under the cast end is a natural cellar 
in the solid rock 150 feet long. Since the season of 1880, a new 
building has been erected, separate from the hotel, for the use of ser- 
vants ; its length is 135 feet. 

FIRST FLOOR. 

On this floor, constituting the east-end story before mentioned, 
are the ofiice, reception and reading rooms, bar-room, billiard-room 
with six tables, telegraph ofiice, barber-shoj), wash-room and bath- 
room, the whole being 100 by 50 feet. 

SECOND FLOOR. 

Here are the grand hall from the entrance, two reception rooms, 
(the largest being 40 by 50 feet,) a private dining-room, parlors, bed- 
rooms and bath-rooms ; a hall 10 feet wide extending from end to 
end and opening on the veranda, and in the wing the public dining- 
room, 100 by 40 feet, and 27 feet high. 

Each of the other floors are partitioned into parlors and com. 
fortable rooms for guests, with halls, bath-rooms and water-closets. 
The elevator, Otis Bros.' make, known to be the safest in the Avorld, 
runs from the fii'st to the fifth stories of the house. Power for the 
elevator is supplied from one of the New York safety power engines. 

WESTON LIGHT. 

Electric lights are placed in the towers, halls, parlors and dining- 
rooms. It is also brilliantly illuminated with gas. 

A GRAND PROMENADE. 

The veranda, connected with the long hall on the first floor, gi^'es 



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a proinenacle 624 feet in length, the veranda portion being 374 feet 
and the hall 250 feet. 

THE ACCOMMODATIONS. 

The hotel will accommodate about 500 guests. Those who stop 
hero will find the rest, comfort and attention which they seek in 
going from city to country, and every facility will be afforded them 
for seeing and enjoying the rare scenery and varied amusements of 
the river and islands. No employees will be retained in the estab- 
lishment who prove to be incompetent, negligent or discourteous. 
Families and parties can be accommodated with desirable suites of 
rooms at reasonable prices, with private dining-rooms if desired. 
Invalids can have fire in their rooms when wanted, and whatever else 
the hotel can provide in the way of special comforts and attention. 

BOATS AXD BOATING. 

The splendid boats of Alexandria Bay have won an extended 
reputation. They are beautiful craft, and it is not only delightful 
to row among the islands and upon the smooth waters of the bay, but 
it is, as every one knows, a most healthful exercise. Guests of the 
Thousand Island House will find at their disposal this season more 
than throe hundred boats, and careful and experienced boatmen can 
always be engaged at from two to three dollars a day. 

SPORTING. 

We must not omit to mention the entertainment to be found here^ 
which is much like the Chinaman's national beverage in that it cheers 
but does not inebriate; gives that healthful rest which never comes 
so surely from entire physical inactivity as from change of scene and 
laying aside the routine of daily occupation for something that in- 
terests while it does not exhaust from excessive mental strain. We 
have both " fishing and hunting " here, as one has written. Fishing, 
of course. It is a good day. The water is still, and there is a thin 
veil of clouds in the sky. We knew it was hot elsewhere, but it is 
not here. We start off a merry group of boats. We row in and 
out among the islands and find our "'ground" at three miles distance. 
Bass, pickerel, wall-eyed pike, nuiskallonge ! They come from ex- 
haustless breeding and feeding grounds and will always be here. On 
a lazy afternoon, we throw or troll our flies around the islands directly 
in front of the hotel. There are places within fifty rods where we 
can hardly throw a fly without getting a " rise." We see every day 



18 



THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AND 




CAMPING OUT. 



fine black-bass taken from the dock by waiting fishermen within the 
toss of a biscuit from the windovr where we write. Of a fishing trip 
down the river below Grenadier Island a literary sportsman has 
graphically written : 

" There in the most shallow portion of the river, striped with beds 
of the long water-grasses, green, purple and gold, undisturbed by the 
turmoil and commotion of passing steamboats, the indolent pickerel 
lies tranquilly in the secluded tangle of his own especial retreat; or 
huge black bass, reaching sometimes the weight of five or six pounds, 
stand guard along the edge of the grass waiting for some unwary 
minnow or perch to pass. At intervals are spots where the savage 
muskallonge, the tiger of fresh-water fish, lies hidden in the water 



THE THOUSAND ISLAND HOUSE. 



19 



grasses in solitary majesty. Sluggishly he lies, with his savage eyes 
to the right and left of him watching for his prey. He sees a minnow 




in tlie distance, ai)par- 

ently twitching and 

wriggling in the most 

eccentric manner ; a 

moment the monarch 

poises himself A^nth 

waving fins, then a 

sudden sweep of his 

majestic tail, and he 

CATCHING MusKALLONGE. (j^rts Hkc a tliundcr- 

bolt upon his intended victim. The next moment the sharp agony 

of the fisherman's hook is in his throat; for a moment he lies in 



20 THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AND 

motionless astonishment; then as he feels the lines tighten and 
discovers he is indeed caught, he struggles with rage, making the 
waters eddy and swirl with a sweep of his powerful tail, causing the 




SPEARING EELS. 



rod to bend almost double. Again and again he is brought to the 
side of the boat, only to dart away once more, until at last, sullen 
and exhausted and conquered, he lies motionless in the water beside 
the victorious fisherman's skiff. A moment more and then the gaff 
strikes his side and he is landed safely in the bottom of the boat. 
Hurrah! a twenty pounder ! '^'' 

In the early spring, when the shallows of Eel Bay or other sheets. 



THE THOUSAND ISLAND HOUSE. 21 

of water of the same kind become free from ice, the water, not being 
deep, becomes warm much more quickly than elsewhere, and here the 
half-frozen fish congregate in great quantities. The professional fisher- 
man in the bow of the boat holds a spear, in sha])0 like a trident, but 
with an alternate sharp iron prong between each barbed shaft, the whole 
fixed upon a long firm handle. Immediately upon seeing a fish he 
darts his gig at him, fixing the barb so effectually in his victim that 
to strike is to capture him. Eel spearing is usually pursued in the 
night, not only because the water is usually more quiet than during 
the daytime, but also because the light of the blazing pine chunks in 
the jack or open brazier in the bow of the skiff makes objects on the 
bottom more apparent by contrast with the surrounding gloom. 

There are no better trolling grounds in the country for black-bass, 
pickerel and muskallonge than those among these island groups of 
Alexandria Bay. The bass fishing is best from the 15th of July to 
September. The muskallonge period is between May 15th and July, 
although this most delicious of fresh-water fish is often caught later. 
Pickerel are caught all the season; that is from early summer until 
the middle of autumn. 

In their season the wild duck swarm in countless numbers in this 
region, and though not so numerous it is no uncommon thing to hear 
the whir-r-r of the partridge as it rises from its nesting-place at your 
approach. 

PICNICKING, 

One cannot imagine a place better designed for the complete en- 
joyment of picnic parties than the Thousand Islands; not a pleasant 
day during the season but witnesses the departure of numerous par- 
ties of this sort from the hotel or surrounding points; huge luncheon 
baskets filled with "good things" from the "larder" of the Thou- 
sand Island House are carried aboard the little steamers (which 
with their train of row boats, each with its oarsman and fishing 
tackle), lies puffing and panting off the dock, waiting to take on board 
their merry load, when they are off for the day. Ladies are always 
ardent lovers of this sport, and are generally very successful. 

A visitor says: — "We would like to ask why an inexperienced 
girl, with an old, stiff rod, without a reel, and with a coarse linen 
line, can catch more fish and better ones than we can with a split 
bamboo, a silk water-jiroof line, and six-feet leader ? This is what 
we would like to know. Do the fish discriminate ? Do they say as 



THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AND 



they see the rare tackle coming clown to them, or reflected in the 
water: "There's an old fellow at the end of that rod as full of pisca- 
torial science as an egg is of meat — a man to be avoided; but here is 
a girl who is innocent of bass or guiltless of pickerel ? " It must be 




COOKING A CAMP DINNER. 



SO. Plato, thou reasonest well. At any rate there is a two pound 
bass on the maiden's hook, and not a man has had a bite. The bass 
is taken in and down again goes the unsophisticated hook, plump to 



THE THOUSAND ISLAND HOUSE. 23 

the bottom, and soon, while we are trying our scientific dodges, she 
pulls up with a feeble struggle the handsomest three-pound bass we 
have seen in the river. The men try to cover their shame by gener- 
ous praise of the girl ! So it goes on until noon, and then we go 
ashore on a ' desert island,' and the guide cooks our spoils for dinner. 
We lie on the grass and eat our fried fish with the edibles we have 
brought Avith us, and Ave wash them down with the best of coffee, 
and, after an hour for digestion, we go for our game again. The 
excitements of the evening when the different parties come in with 
their day's catch are very delightful; and when a boat comes up or 
down the stream with a white flag at her prow, the excitement rises 
to enthusiasm. The white flag means a muskallonge ! 

Indeed there is scarcely any kind of innocent sport and pure en- 
joyment which may not be here indulged in with the most apprecia- 
tive zest. Nature's most marvelous beauties and man's best works 
stand side by side — a condition of things always most desirable but 
seldom reached. 

HAY FEVER. 

Those afflicted with this terrible disease should lose no time in 
visiting Alexandria Bay, as it is unknown hero. 

ROUTES, ETC. 

It is noAv only necessary, in closing these pages, to tell the in- 
tendent visitor how to best reacli Alexandria Bay, Avhieh is located on 
the south bank of the river, twelve miles from Clayton, N. Y., thirty- 
six miles from Ogdensburg, and tAventy-four miles from Morris- 
town, all northern termini of the Utica and Black River Railroad. 
Wagner's palace sleeping-cars run through without change by this 
route betAveen New York city and Clayton, leaving Noav York at 
8:30 p. m. daily, except Saturday, breakfast at LoAvville and arrive 
at Clayton at 10 a. m., from Avhich point the steamer J. C. Maynard 
connects for this point and also again at MorristOAvn, from whence 
transportation by steamer may be had tAvice a day. A daily line of 
stages also reaches the same line of railroad at Redwood. 

Passengers coming from the West take the 7:10 p. m. train at 
Niagara Falls via the Ontario division of the R., W. & Ogdensburg 
R. R. which has tlirough sleepers to Clayton, arriving there at 6 a.m., 
making close connections Avith the fine steamer " Rothesay " of the 
" New American Line " AA'hich reaches Alexandria Bay at 6:45 a. m. 



24 THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AND 

The steamers of this line leave Alexandria Bay every morning, except 
Sundays, for Montreal, arriving there at 6 p. m. 

Alexandria Bay is on the south side of the river, 30 miles from 
Cape Vincent and thirty-six from Ogdensburg, both northern termini 
of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad. Persons may 
take the sleeping car on the 6 p. m. train in New York, and breakfast 
in Watertown, an hour's ride by rail to Cape Vincent, and a delight- 
ful ride of three hours on the St. Lawrence brings them to the bay 
in time for an early dinner. The Oswego division of the R., W. & 
O. R. R. connects with the main line at Richland. 

At Ogdensburg, also the terminus of the Northern Railroad 
which connects with the Vermont Central, and Northern Transit Co. 
and V. C. line of steamers twice a day (6 p. m. and 10 a. m.) go up 
the river, stopping at the Bay. The steamer "Stranger," Capt. 
Hanna, leaves Ogdensburg every morning for Alexandria Bay. 

One of the Canadian steamers leaves Toronto at 10 o'clock every 
morning, except Sunday, for Montreal, stopping at Alexandria Bay, 

Finally, we cordially invite the great multitude of pleasure and 
health-seeking people to come to Alexandria Bay, where, amid the 
grand scenery, the health-giving, invigorating atmosphere, and in the 
unrivaled enjoyment of our boating, fishing and hunting, your 
enervated powers are sure to be builded up, and your social natures 
developed. We promise you all that can be desired in the way of 
accommodations and comforts, with more of the rational and health- 
ful amusement than can be found at any other place of popular resort 
in the world. 

R. H. SOUTHGATE, Proprietor. 

Dimensions : One hundred and ten feet over all, fifteen feet beam, with main promenade and 

shade decks, main saloon 30x14, and eight feet high with palace 

car windows, and all modern improvements, 

FORTY MILES AMONG THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. 

Xeaving Alexandria Bay at 8.15 a..iri., touching at all the principal Islands, re- 
turning to Alexandria Bay in time for a 12.30 dinner. Kepeat the trip in the 
afternoon leaving the Bay at 2.15 p. ui. 

ROUND TRIP, 50 CENTS. 
Alexandria Bay, N. Y. E. W. VISGER, Capt. 



THE THOUSAND ISLAND HOUSE. 



25 



§N O T H E R among the chief attractions offered only to 
guests of The Tiiousand^Island House is the exclusive 
^- use of a wonderful mineral spring, the surroundings of 
which, previous to its becoming the property of this House, 
are shown by the artist. This Spring has been purchased by the 
proprietor of the 
House, and its 
free use will be 




devoted to the exclusive use of its guests. It i^-' 
rai)idly gaining an enviable reputation for the health- 
fulness of its Avaters, and bids fair to soon rival its more pretentious 
predecessors at the popular watering-places. The reputation of this 
Spring for health-giving properties is now fully established. Many 
who have partaken freely of its clear, ice-cold medicinal waters, 
have received permanent benefit. Its surroundings, by the expen- 
diture of money and time, have been made more attractive. 
Luxuriant flowers line the banks of its outlet, while the Spring 



26 



THE THOUSAND ISLANDS AND 



itself has been covered by a tasteful summer-house, as shown in the 
illustration, making a pleasant, cool retreat. A little creek, a perfect 
conservatory of aquatic and amphibious plants and flowers, winding 
in and out with many abrupt turns, leads to within a few paces of it. 
On either side of the open water of its channel is an almost tropical 
growth of vegetation; water-lilies, pure and white as snow, with 
hearts of gold seemingly asleep on the green bed of their leaves; 
yellow-docks; arrow-heads, with purple clusters of tiny flowers, giant 
bullrushes, cat-tails and ferns — all in a bewildering tangle of luxuriant 
growth, at times almost impassible. This Spring is a most valuable 
acquisition to the Thousand Island House, and cannot fail to be 
keenly appreciated by its guests. The artist has delineated in a 
perfect manner the surroundings of the Mineral Spring, with the little 
stream; also a group of flowers and grasses which grow so luxuriantly 
in that vicinity. 

The classes of diseases most benefited by these waters, are the 
following: — Diseases of the kidneys, rheumatism, neuralgia, and 
especially for all diseases of the nervous system and the blood. 




THE THOUSAND ISLAND HOUSE. 



27 




An analysis has been made 
by Professor Chandler of the 
College of Mines, New York 
City, and the water will compare^ 
as the analysis shows, with any 
of the springs in the State. 



MINERAL SPRING 



(JertificatsB of i^nalijgi?. 



Laboratory of the School of Mines, ^ 

Columbia College, cor. 49th St. and 4th Ave., |- 

New York, May 4th, 1878. ) 

Sir— The sample of the Thousand Island Mineral Spring Water 
submitted to me for examination, contains in one United States gallon of 
231 cubic inches — 

Chloride of Sodium 26.4238 grains. 

Chloride of Potassium 35.8274 

Sulphate of Potash 8.5641 

Carbonate of Soda 29.3442 

Bi-Carbonate of Lime 13.0999 

Bi-Carbonate of Magnesia 5.9393 " 

Bi-Carbonate of Iron 1.2830 " 

Alumina Trace. 

Silica 1.0500 

116.4619 grains. 

Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, 

C. Y. CHANDLER, Ph. D., 

Prof, of Analytical and Applied Chemistry, 



EIFIEIMCI 



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We Refer, by Permission, to the Following: 



Albany— 
Jas. A. Wilson 
Joseph A. Lansing 
G. W. VanSlyke 
Judge VanAlystine 
Dr. A. Vandevere 
Mr. Geo. Cleveland 
John Eobblns 
Thurlow Weed Barnes 
BrooMyn — 
Jacob Hayes 
J. G. Eastman, 414 

Stuyvesant Ave. 
J. H. Denott 
Chas. G. Emery 
G. B. Farrington 
Dr. Alfred J. Watts, 661 

Bedford Ave. 
Henry C. Parker, 92 

Ft. Green Place 
J. Gasherie DeWitt, 72 

High St. 
H. D. Polhemus 
Eli Robbins 
J. N. Smith 
Eugene Blackford 
Bradford, Pa. — 

L. S. Davis 
Burlington, Vt. — 
Theo. N. Canfield 

C. A. Murray 
Baltimore, Md. — 

Chas. R. Spencer 

D. Dorsey, Barnum's 
Hotel 

Clayton C. Hall 
Henry James 

Boston, Mass. — 
C. B. Hayes 
George S. Harris 
H. C. Lick 
Chas. F. Sturtevant 
S. P. Dodge 
R. L. Day 

F. B. Hayes 

J. G. Stewart, Jr. 
John L. Stevenson 
W. W. Scott 

G. H. Chickering 

Buffalo — 

G. J. Letckworth 
Dr. Tuttle, Tift House 



George Howard 

Wm. H. Baily 

Wm. Meadows 

Wm. H. Colie 

D. B. Bailey, 368 Porter 
Ave. 
Cambridge. Mass — 

Rev. G. Z. Grey, M.D. 
Columbiis, O — 

Edward Horn 

R. S. Warner 
Covington, Ky — 

Homer Hudson 
Cleveland, O — 

J. H. White 

H. M. Doolittle 

Rev. H. D. Rulison 

Wm. Bradford 

A. R. Holden 
Chicago — 

F. D. Ortell 

Alfred Ray 

Potter Palmer, Palmer 
House 

Rev. Chas. Hall 

R, W. Bellamy 

Field & Lighter 

Geo. F. Baldwin 

Everest. 70 23d Street 

W. W. Miller 

C. F. Howe 
Charleston, S. C. — 

Jolm P. Kinclock 

W. R. Jackson, Char- 
leston Hotel 

Ed. Perry 
Cincinnati, — 

J. W. Gibson 

Wm. Carlisle 

Major Ringald 

W. H. Hoover 

W. H. Clement 

R. M. Shoemaker 
Denver, Col. — 

Geo. Turn ball 
Dayton, O — 

John H. Winters 

WaiTen Munger 
Erie, Pa— 

C. F. Ellis 
Hoboken, iV. J, — 

Charles F. Staples 



Wm. G. Cart Wright 
Homer Slaugh 

Hartford, Conn — 
H. A. Redfield 
Geo. H. Day 
John H. Burnham 
W. D. Hubbard 
Eugene Burt 

Hamilton — 
H. J. Leslie 
G. G, Rutherford 

Jackson, Mich — 
Chas. B. VanSlyke 

Jersey City — 
H. R. Clarke 
J. L. Ogden 
Dr. E. W. Pyle 
George Bates 

Kansas City, Mo — 
C. A. Brown 
I'. D. Dickson 
Thomas V. Bryant 
Leave mcorth, Kan — 

Dr. J. Morris 
London, Eng. — 
Rev. C. V. Storm 
John F. Murdock 
Montreal — 
H. Mallory 
Hon. M. A. Ross 
Duncan Mclntyre 
Hon. Peter Mitchell 
L. N. Benjamine 
William Stevens 
New York — 
Thomas W. Thorn, 30 

Broad St. 
Charles P. Britton, 5 

New St, 
C. D. Belden, Drexel 

Building 
Jacob Hayes, 11 Nassau 

St. 
John H. Demott, 11 

Nassau St. 
T. S. Ferry, 35 New 

St. 
H. R. Clark, of Taft, 

Weller & Co. 
G. W. Stahlnecker, 343 

West 56th St. 
C. J. Drummond, M.D. 



THE THOUSAND ISLAND HOUSE. 



29 



Morra, photographer, 
707 Broadway 
Neiv York — 
R. P. Flower 
H. K. Thurber 
S. L. James 
Mrs. R. M. Morgan 
Dr. W, A. Dayton 
B. C. Baker 
Hon. W. H. Wickham 
J. H. Breslin 
John E. Harris 
Dr. Kiss 
J. D. Ripley 
G. R. Blanchard 
H. B. Hammond 
J. P. Townsend 
W. K. Soutter 
B. F. Munroe 
E. A. Kent 
Charles Watrous 
J. McB. Davidson 
S. J. Drake 
L. A. Hall 
John A. Little 
H. N. Smith 
H. S. Clark 
R. L. Livingston 
M. W. Cooper 
L. W. Winchester 
T. Henry Mason 
M. De Rivas 
G. E. Taintor 
New Orleans — 
Judge Lambert 
F. S. ^Vhite 
S. L. James 
F. N. Hatch 
Mrs. E. G. Woolpa 
J. D. Rouse, 6ol 
Charles St. cor. 3d St 

Newark — 
C. Roberts 

New Haven. Ct — 
F. E. Bristol 
George W. Crane 
George W. Cmtis 

Oswego — 

Corporal Phelps 

Dr. Mayland 

John G'. Skinner 

Dr. James A. Milne 

H. F. Skinner 
Ogdenshurg— 

Mayor Parker 

W. Wheeler 



W. H. Holbrook 

Charles Ashley 
Ottawa — 

H. Hill 

J. Wilmot 

Percy R. Todd 

S. McDonnell 

Wm. O. Monroe 
Philadelphia — 

Robert Glendenning 

Mr. Bement 

Dr. John Laconte 

John Wyeth, Wyeth 
& Bros 

J. E. Farnam 

H. P. Sheldon 

F. C. Search 

E. B. Warren, 2013 
Spruce St 

F. N. Keith 
W. F. McPhearson 
James E. Dinger 

Pittsburg, Pa — 

Jas. Cadwell 

Wm. J. Lewis 

W. V. Smith 

R. Murdock 
Rochester — 

Geo. Buck 

J. M. Graham 

R. B. Stewart 

Lee Stein 

J. B. Wakefield 

H. C. Lewis 

J. S. Corning 

J. M. Angle 

Rome — 
James H. Searles 
Samuel Wardwell 
Geo. P. Nock 
I. H. Bingham 
D. M. K. Johnson 
A. P. Fuller 

A. Sandford. Editor of 
Rome Citizen 

Paris, France — 
Dr. R. K. Wilkie 
Rev. St. Ange 

Syracuse — 

B. Kennedy 
Dr. Dennison 
G. F. Belden 

Ed Dickinson, Globe 

Hotel 
W. Oliver Vanderbilt 
A. C. Belden 



Jay Crouse 

Frank Hiscock 

Mr. Hier 

Gen. Longstreet 

A. C. Yates 
St. Louis, Mo— 

L. Dicknor 

C. H. Aiken 

John Scullen 

L. Johnson 

Lewis Beef Canning 
Company 
San Francisco, Cal— 

Mark Sheldon 

C. F. Longstreet 

Wm. W. Crane 

Toronto — 

Wm. J. Duckworth 

Fred D. Kelley 

J. C. Judd 

E. Gurney, Jr. 
Sandusky, O — 

W. C. Brown 

Edwin Martin 
Savannah, Go — 

Geo. L. Appleton 

Andrew L. Green 
Scotland — 

Dr. P. Mosley 

Toledo, O— 

Chas. Hone 

J. H. Carrington 

A. L. Draper 
Tonaicanda, Pa— 

Berry M. Peck 

Utica — 
C. Hutcliins 
Lewis Lawrence 
A. J. Mcintosh 
E. P. Hodges 
T. R. Proctor, Baggs 

Hotel 
Theo. Butterfield 



Watertoicn — 

Ex-Mayor Taggart 

Ex-Gov. Beach 

J. F. Moffett 

Dr. Isaac Munson 

U. S. Gilbert 

Dr. H. G. P. Spencer 

Hon. G. A. Bagley 

W. B. Phelps 
Washington. D. C— 

Arthur Griflftths 

W. H. Delano 



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Sundries from the Leading European Manufacturers. 

CATALOGUES AND PRICES ON APPLICATION. 



9-17 & 919 BROADWAY, cor. 21st St., 

656, 658 & 660 SIXTH AVE., cor. 38th St., 

118, 120 & 122 SIXTH AVE., near 9th St., 

NEW YORK. 

39 RUE DE CHATEAUDUN, PARIS. 

FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS. 

HOTEIj .E ■U■I^iTXT■C^X^E .a. SrECI.A.XiT-2-. 



^ « . . ^ \ MURRAY HILL HOTEL, N.Y. 
Chamber Suits for the , HOFFMAN HOUSE, N. Y. 

WILL BE MANVFACTl'RKl) 1!Y 

NELSON, MALTER & CO., 202 CANAL STREET, N. Y. 
Factory: Grand Rapids, Mich. J. IV. WHEELOCK, Manager. 



Rome, Watertown and Osdensburg Railroad, 

The SOUTH and WEST ROUTE to 

CAPE VINCENT, CLAYTON, ALEXANDRIA BAY, KINGSTON, ONT., 

and tlie'.THOUSAND ISLANDS of the 

EIVER ST. LAWRENCE. 



WAGNER PALACE DRAWING-ROOM AND SLEEPING 

CARS attached to fast through Express trains from NIAGARA FALLS, 
SYRACUSE and ROME to CAPE VINCENT, connecting with the 
New and Fast Steel Plate Side-wlieel Steamer " ST. LAWRENCE " for 

all St. Lawrence River points. 

Direct Route East and Wes^i 



No Change of Cars 

BETWEEN 

NIA&ARA FALLS 

OR 

Suspension Bridge, 



CAPE VINCENT 



CLAYTON. 



) AND TO THE ( 

THOUSAND ISLANDS OF the ST. LAWRENCE. 




From Ogd'gli to Sus. Bridge - 279.50 
" Iforwooa to DeKaTl) Jo. 24.30 ) 
" Cape Vino't to Wat.Jo. - ■2-l::.n 
" Hichland to Rome - • -il.j') 
" Sandj Creek to Syracuse 44, 4i i 
" Lew.Jo.to Lew'n (M.y.c.) 3.60 
Total 417.40 fj 



CONNECTING 

AT 

CLAYTON 

WITH THE 

AMEBICAN LINE 

OF 

Palace Day Steamers 

FOR 

MONTREAL 

PASSING THE 



Thousand Islands and descending all the Famous Rapids by Daylight. 

WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC AIR BRAKES, STEEL 

RAIL, MILLER PLATFORMS, Improved Equipment, 

and new Motive Power. Making this the most desirable 

route for Tourist and Pleasure Seekers. 



When starting from the West or South for Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec; 
or points in Northern New England, ask for Tickets via Niagara Falls 
or Suspension Bridge, and the ROME, WATERTOWN and OGDENS- 
BURG RAILROAD. 

Time Tables, Information, and Round Trip Excursion Tickets to Clayton, 
Alexandria Bay, Montreal, Quebec, White Mountains, &c.. &c., can be ob- 
tained at the Company's Stations, and at all the Principal Offices of connect- 
ing Lines. Baggage Checked through to and from princiiDal points. 



E. M. MOORE, Gen'l Pass. Agent. 



H. M. BRITTON, Gen'l Manager. 



BARTON & GUESTIER 

Clarets, ^autemes, ^c. 



DELBECK & CO. 



' ' 9^elTtxoTLico , " 

"E^trct <Drjj, 1880 r 

''^trh BT-uLt, 1880." 



C. MAREY & LIGER BELAIR 



Pemartin Sherries. 

Sandeman &. Co. Ports. 

Leacock & Co. Madeira. 






The Finest Sparkling Mineral Water Imported. 



REPRESENTED V.\ 

E. Lamontagne & Sons, 

53, 55 and 57 Beai^er St., NEW YORK. 



THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 



Offers to the Visitors at the Thousand Island House in 1884 two 
of the most delightful excursion trips of the season : 



BROCKVILLE (at the foot of Thousand Islands) to Ottawa, the Capital 

of the Dominion, and return to Brockville $3.00 

BROCKVILLE to Montreal via the Canadian Pacific Railway to 
Ottawa, thence by the Fast Express Train of the Canadian 
Pacific Railway to Montreal : or, down the beautiful Ottawa 
River by daylight with the steamers of Ottawa River Navigation 
Company, shooting the Lachine Rapids — the most exciting of the 
St. Lawrence River chain $4:.25 




TICKETS, TIME-TABLES AND FULL INFORMATION 



Can be Obtained from All Principal Ticket Agents in the Islands. 




^Mi®® w® mi®eA®ii^ 

Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agt., NIONXREAL. 

The Ottawa River Navigation Co., 

-^ NEW TOURIST ROUTK •#- 





Charming Hiver | 
Scenery. ^ 




Well-appointed 
Steamers 



SflMlE ygkim QflEIS WHARF, OTTAWA, DAILY, ? 4.1. 

THE ONLY RIVEB ROUTE BETWEEN OTTAWA AND MONTREAL passing beautiful river 
scenery, Lake of Two Mountains, the Indian village of Oka, Mount Calvary (with its seven famous 
old French chapels and shrines, Trappiste Monasteries, St. Anne's Rapids (famous as the scene of 
Moore's Canadian boat song). Shooting the Lachine Rnpids and passing under the great Victoria 
Bridge at Montreal in the cool of the evening. (^~ EXCURSION TICKETS via Ottawa and this 
Line steamers to Montreal issued at Thousand Island House. 

K. A^. ®H©FHES®, Jr., Manager, M@I«T1I®j^1,. 



THE THOUSAND ISLAND HOUSE 



— AND — 



ARE LIGHTED BY 



Urn FmNT psEPm ^mm. 



Pratt's Paten^t Prepared Gasolene is unquestionably the 
best in every particular that is made, and has for fifteen years 
maintained its high reputation for purity. Such is its well-known 
excellence that it has for successive seasons been used exclusively 
in most of the large summer hotels, and, altogether, supplies not 
less than 5,000 gas machines in this and other countries. 

Those who employ gas machines are aware that by observing 
certain conditions their action is simple and satisfactory, while 
otherwise they become a source of constant trouble and expense. 
No one element, obviously, is more essential to their successful 
operation than good Gasolene. Consumers should bear in mind 
that the best is always the cheapest, and should obtain their 
supply from manufacturers of established reputation only, as a 
large amount of Gasolene of inferior quality is thrown on the 
market, especially in summer, which is positively injurious to 
gas machines. 

We fully understand the requirements of consumers, and 
respectfully solicit the patronage of those who wish to obtain 
and can appreciate a good article. 

Address all orders and correspondence to 

PRATT MAUUFACTURIITG CO., 

Offices, 46 Broadway, NEW YOKE. 
Refinery, North 12th St., Brooklyn, E. D. 



¥^ (EUROPEAN PLAN), ^^ 

Junction of Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 24tli Street. 

MADISON SQUARE, NEW YORK. 

J AN VEIN 6- WALTER. Proprietors. 



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NEW YORK, 



WHOLESALE DEALERS IN 



DRESSED BEEF 



NEW YORK 



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New York and Alexandria Bay, 

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THE NEW YOEK, ONTARIO AND WESTERN RY. 

I AND I ■ 

Da/7/ Line of Steamers from Oswego, 

Touching at KINGSTON, (Ontario), CAPE VINCENT, CLAYTON, 
and all the landings of 

THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. 

New, First-class, Staunch Palace Steamer leaving Oswego on arrival of New York train. 
Superb daj-light ride of 00 miles across Lake Ontario to KINGSTON, CANADA, and down 
the St. Lawrence River to Alexandria Bav. THKOUGH THE ENTIKE LENGTH OF 
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS, making all landings. 

•^ A COO&» DEJLIQHTFUI. RIDE. Dl£-s- 

Night express trains from New York to Oswego with Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping 
Cars every day including Sunday. Train leaves New York at C'ortlandt and Desbrosses 
Streets Ferries (Penn. R. R.\ and N. Y., O. & W. station, foot of West 43d Street, at 7 p. m., 
arriving in Oswego 7.45 a. m. Steamer leave daily including Sundays on arrival of train, 
reaching Kingston at 12 .30 p. m., and Alexandria Bay at •,' p. m. BRKAKFAST ON THE 
BOAT. Day express leaves New York at S.'W a. m. daily, except Sunday, arriving in Oswego 
10.00 p. m. Bv this route tourists can obtain a view of two of the most beautiful rivers in 
America, THE GRAND AND HISTOKIC HIGHLANDS OF THE HUDSON and 
the ISLANDS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE. Rates as low as any line. Steamer begins 
her trips on Monday, June 30th. and continues daily during season of 1884. Close connections 
made in Union station at Oneida Castle with New York, West Shore & Buffalo. Tickets, time- 
tables and information can be obtained fit the Company's stations, at offlces of connecting 
lines, and at the following offices of the Company: 



IN NEW YORK CITY. 

No. 363 BROADWAY, corner Franklin Street. 

No. 940 BROADWAY, near Madison Square. 

No. ■:37 SIXTH AVENUE, corner A'ZA Street. 

No. 13-23 BROADWAY, near 33d Street. 

No. 419 BROADWAY, corner Canal. 

No. 108 EAST 135th STREET, HARLEM. 

ASTOR HOUSE Ticket Office. 

No. 102 BROADWAY, American Exchange 
Travelers' Biu-eau. 

No. 207 BROADWAY, Leva & Alden's Tourist 
Office. 

No. 261 BROADWAY, Thos, Cook & Son, 
Tourist Office. 

No. 5 UNION SQUARE, Leve & Alden's Tour- 
ist Office. 



PENN. R.R. STATION, foot of Desbrosses St. 
PENN. R. R. STATION, foot of Cortlandt St. 
WEST SHORE STATION, foot of West 
Forty-Second Street. 

IN JERSEY CITY. 

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD STATION. 

IN HOBOKEN. 

BUSCH'S HOTEL, and Nos. 115 and 2.54 
Washington Street. 

IN BROOKLYN. 

No. 4 COURT STREET. 

No. 7 DE KALB AVENUE. 

No. 838 FULTON STREET. 

BROOKLYN ANNEX, Office, foot Fulton St 



J. C. ANDEESON, General Passenger Agent, 24 State Street, N. Y. 



^^IDIXBOZ^ID-A-CI^S. 







Tlie lart^est and best hutel in ilie A'liroiidacks, and said to be the most complete Jlountain 
House in the United States. The building is plain an i unostentatious while massive and 
substantial. Tlie entire house is illuminated with the Edison incandescent light. A hydraulic 
elevator renders all of its upper floors equally accessible. The Prospect House can accom- 
modate 500 guests and is open throughout the year. The house is heated by steam and has 
large, open fire-places. Mails arrive and depart daily. Telegraph office in building. A new 
route through the Adirondacks to the Thousand Island House, Alexandria Bay. 



G. W. TUNNICLIFF, Manager. 



R. H. SOUTHGATE, Proprietor. 



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THE FAVORITE STEAMERS 

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Leave New York, Vestry Street Pier, 8:35 a, m.; foot 22d Street, N. R., 9:00 
A. M.; (Brooklyn by Annex 8:00 A. M.,) landing at West Point, Newburgh, 
Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, Catskill and Hudson, arriving at Albany at 6:10 
p, M. Connecting with trains via N. Y. C. R. R. (Through Sleeping Car can 
be occupied at 9 P. M.,) arriving at Alexandria Bay at 10:30 A. M. 

THROUGH TICKETS from New York, $7.65 and Round Trip, re- 
turning by all Rail, $16.40, can be had at our Ticket 
Offices and on the Steamers. 

Returning from Albany leave 8:30 A. M. Arrive New York 5:30 P. M. 

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WINDSOR HOTEL 




MONTRKAL. 



ENLARGED BY 130 EOOMS IN RESPONSE DEMANDS OP THE TRAVEL- 

ING PUBLIC FOR INCREASED ACCOMMODATIONS. 



The Windsor, during the six years of its business, has been ranked by its 
patrons with the finest hotels in New York, and is incomparably the best 
in the Dominion. Its airy and commanding site on Dominion Square, in 
close proximity to Mount Royal Park, and on the main avenue leading 
thereto, makes it a 

Delightful Place of Summer Residence, 

while it is within easy walking distance of the chief places of interest in 
the city. The table and attendance will be found excellent, and no effort is 
spared to make the stay of guests thoroughly enjoyable. 

PLEASURE TRAVEL TO MONTREAL IN WINTER 

dates from the opening of the Windsor Hotel. The winter here is more 
enjoyable than anywhere else in Canada or in the Northern States, and the 
number of visitors seeking health and pleasure increases every season. The 
capacity of the Windsor was never so severely taxed as during the Winter 
Carnival of last February. The famous Ice Palace lifted its glistening towers 
on Dominion Square, facing the hotel, and as the Victoria Rink immediately 
adjoins the Windsor, the hotel was the centre of attraction during Carnival 
Week. 

GEO. W. SWETT, Manager. 



PAEK AVENUE, 40tli and 41st STEEETS, 

03STS ^IjOc^ I^2^olva: a-^^.A.ls^l^ CE:iTa?£e.A.Xj xje^ot. 







This Magnificent Hotel will be opened for the reception of Guests 
about August 20th, 1884. 



FIRE-PROOF IN EVERY DETAIL. 



Persons arriving at Grand Central Depot and stopping at the "Murray Hill" will note 
the saving in transportation of baggage and carriage hire. 

Hold your checks until you arrive at the hotel office, where the regular hotel porters will 
take them and deliver baggage in your room free of charge. 

The sanitary and ventilating appliances of this hotel are the most modern and perfect. 

Caf6, Bar, Billiard Room and Barber's Shop connected with the house. 



Hotel conducted on both plans— American and European, 



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SARATOGA SPRllJGS, N. Y. 

OPEN FOR THE SEASON 



JUNE 10th. 



iSpecial Rates for Families, 



frices to suit the Times, 



CLEMENT, COX & SOUTHGATE, Proprietors. 



SE3..ii^SOiT OIE" iSB'i. 




Take Ferry foot of Fast 34th Street. Long Beach, Long Island. 

7'he charming climate of Lo7ig Beach, its cool breezes, the absence of mosqui- 
toes and the ordinary plagues of summer vmtering-places, its easy accessibility to 
New York, and the class of people that has already contributed to its character — 
all these have established it as 

THE FIRST OF ALL RESORTS ON THE ATLANTIC COAST. 

The natural conditions, the topjography of the beach, and the tidal foic, has 
made the location icithout a rival in a sanitary point of view. The climate is a 
specific for hay-fever, and for all such stubborn ailments. 

It is note conceded that there is no such bathing-beach anyiohere on the sea- 
coast as at Long Beach. We are pleased to annoxmce to the children that the inlet 
for still-water bathing is forming for the season of 1884- The fishing for the last 
two seasons has been better here than at any other point on the Long Island coast. 
Boats for rowing, sailing and blue-fishing will be provided; and all the diversions 
for lohich the south side of Long Island is celebrated vnll be enjoyed, this summer 
in their fullest degree by the guests at the Long Beach Hotel. 

A large Bowling-alley has been added, which is a constant source of amuse- 
ment for ladies and children. Hot salt water baths. 

This Immense Hotel was Completely Remodeled in 1882. 

The visitor will find that the enormous vacant spaces of the main floor have 
been converted to the more direct use of the public by the construction of a handsome 
parlor and ball-room, a. reading-room and reception-parlors, a new and elegant 
dining-room, and some ten sections of apartments like those in the United States 
Hotel at Saratoga, and similarly styled ^^ Cottage Suites.'''' 

The Hotel will be kept on the American plan, and the restaurant business will 
be wholly disassociated from the house and transferred to PoiiU Lookout. 

Theodore Thomas' Orchestra has been engaged for the season. 

Frequent and Fast Trains through from Hunter's Point and Brooklyn, will 
be run by the Long Island Railroad, making the time to the Beach in forty-five 
minutes, with no change of cars. 

Point Lookout Hotel and Restaurant will be connected with Long Beach Hotel. 



SPECIAL RATES FOR FAMILIES. PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. 



For plans and information, address, LONG BFACH, LONG ISLAND, 

SOUTHGATE & HAMMOND, Proprietors. 



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